Cut-sole rack



W. P. HAMMOND.

CUT SOLE RACK APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30. l9

l5. Patented-Aug. 3, 1920;

HEETSSHEET I.

l V/T/VESSES W. P. HAMMOND.

CUT SOLE RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30. 1915.

Patented Aug. 3, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

my ,UNITED s r -T'EsrAr-ENT "o Frici-:*.

WILLIAM PARKE-It HAMMOND, or n sr N, massacnosnrlrs, assren'oia, BYunsma ASSIGNMENTS, TO-UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, or PATERSON,NEW

ERS Y, a CORPORATION or, new JERSEY.

To all'whomit may 0mm:

Be it knownthat I, WrLLIAM'I HAM- MOND, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State of'Massachusetts, have invented cer-1v tain Improvements in Cut-SoleRacks,of whic'hthe following description, in connection -with the accompanyingdrawings, :is a speclficatlon, like reference characters on the drawingsindicating like-parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to racks and is herein shown embodiedgina-cutsole 'rack'such as 1s used in shoe factories to store and transportquantities of cutsoles.

It is found that the problem'iofstorage. of non-used racks becomes aserious matter in'shoe factories. The numberof racks in use variesgreatly from time to time and asthe raeks'arebulky many factories failto have on hand the full number they'need during the periodswhenbusiness is heavy. because of the room taken-up by themwhen not inuse. It is obviousal'so that the cost" of such bulky articlesisincneased by freight charges. A demand has therefore arisen in-thetrade for racks which can readily be knocked down and packed away insmall compasswhen notin'use. It is of great importance also that nailsand screws be dispensed with in the joints of shoe factory racks asthese fastenings'" waste a'gre'at deal'of time in the knocking down ofthe racks, and, furthermore, are

liable'to be carelessly inserted, leaving projecting portionswhichinjure the articles second similar rectangular frame, comprisofthis problem" are treated without the loss of much time, that all 'thefastenings which have to be loosened in the knocking down operation area small numatents N'o. 1,099,849, June 9, 1914,

ber of bolts, and that shelves and partismall numberof bolts.

In theaccompanying drawings, gigure 11s a front elevation of the rack,an' r r Fig. 2 is a broken away detail perspective of one end thereof,showing a top, a bottom, and one intermediate shelf.-

The rack shown consists of a steel frame carrylng wooden shelves andpartitions. The steel "frame is substantially like that shown in myPatent No. 1,100,072. It has a base-frame comprising the parallel anglebars 1, joined by the riveted straps 2, and

, carrying the casters3. A similar end frame comprlsing the angle bars 4and the riveted straps 5 1s mounted on each. end of the base frame bymeans of a bolt and nut 6 at each corner of the base frame. The up perends of the angle bars 4 in each end "Stemwa e? a n e 'Au gi3,1920.Application iuea January 80,1915. Serial No. 5,243.

frame are joined by a tube 7 as in my Pat- 7 ent No. 1,108,363, Aug. 25,1914, fora joint.

The braces 8 hold the end frames in-vertical position.

fourboltsG, as shown in my Patent No. 1,100,072.

The skeleton of a rectangular frameis Thesteel frame so far-de scribedmay be folded upon removal of the 1 ner also fastens tothis rectangularframe a little angle 10 the vertical flange of which is bolted to anupright-4 by the bolt 11.

The steel skeleton is thus made rigid. A

ing the four angles 12, is fastenedbetween theends of the uprights 4. Inthe drawing, it is shown fastened by bolts 13 extendlng through thevertical flanges ofthe end angles 12 and the angles 4. A third frame,similarly comprising angles 14, rests loosely riveted to theuprightangles 4. Strips 12' (see'Fig. 1)

the rectanglar frames to the end frames maybe interchanged or varied;There may,

on thelittle angles 14" which are Each of the frames comprising thebars" '9, 12, 14 also comprises a series of wooden.

shelves, fillers or horizontal partition mem bers 15 which may be ofanydesired width and which rest upon the horizontal flan es of the framebars, thus forming trays, he members 15 are preferably arranged substantially, directly above one another, so that they and the aperturesin and between them register. These apertures form what are in effect aseries of registering'slots in the frames comprising the bars 9,v 12,-14, in which the vertical partition members 19 and 22, to be described,are supported.

Each of the'members 15 is slotted at each end in its own plane as at 16.Bars 17 of substantially the length of the rack are placed. in the slotsat the corresponding ends ofa series of ali'ning shelves and are boltedto the horizontal flanges ofthe frame bars 9, 12, 14, respectively atsuitable intervals by the bolts 18. This construction holds the Vshelves firmly in place and at the same time renders them readilyremovable. The bolts 18 do not project above the upper faces of theshelvesl5, and furthermore are in the planes of the slat-s 22,.so thatthey will not be touched by the articles placed on the,

rack.

in the intermediate'shelves and seated in sockets 21 in the top and"bottom horizontal partition membersform' a rear wall or vertical 7partition member for the rack.

, The side walls of the rack compart-" ments" are formed by verticalpartition members which may be formed. aswoodenslats '22, .mountedbetween adjacent horizontal partition members 15, and slottedtransversely across theirends, as at' 23.

Slots 24 are cut acrossthe bottoms of'the' upper and lower shelves 15,andthreaded tie bolts 25 extend through the endangle' bars 9, 14, theslots 23, 24, and are held in place by nuts 26.

In order to take-down the rack for'ship ment or storage the bolts 11 areremoved,

7 whereupon the upper frame'9 with its mem-i bers ,15 and tie bolts :25may be readily re-, moved. The dowel ro'ds'19 and the slats 22 and thebottom frame 14 ;may be readily lifted out, and the tray '12 is released.by

' removing thebolts 13. Thesteel bottom-and ends are then folded asshown in my Patent No. 1,100,072, above referred'to. It will be seenthat it is unnecessary to remove the.-

shelves 15 from their supports in taking,

replaced by the removal of only one bolt 25,

Doweli rods 19, passing through holes 20' ring, registering slots,

down the rack, but that they can readily be removed if damaged, or ifnecessary forany other reason,.by removingat most two rowsofbolts 18.A'broken slat22 can be and a broken dowel rod by the removal of one rowof bolts 18., The wholerack; as* shown, can be knocked down for storageor packing by the removal"-o'fthetwlirebolts 6,10, 13, andif the frame12 be supported like the frame 14, there will be only eight boltstoremove. 7 V

'Having' described my invention, what I claim-as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is f 1. A rack comprisingaplurality, of ho'ris zo'ntally .extending 'fra'ines, each having: aseries of fillers in itsplane, said fillers registering across theseries of frainesyand partition members, each extending transverselyacrosstheplanes in which said frames and fillers lie,-said members lyingbetween the fillers andforming pockets for the reception of articlescarried. by the rack. V i. 2. A rackcompris-ing a'framehaving a slot, apartition member havinge; slotiand lying. in the plane ofsaid-.first-named -:slot; and alock rod in said frame engaging saidsecond-namedgslot; r 5 l 3. A rack comprisingtwo opposcd'frames havingregisteringslots, a partition-member having slots in its endsand-mounted in-said; registering slots,v and lock rods engaging saidslots'and mounted in-said frames.

4. A crack comprising a plurality of frames having registering slots, aseries of 1 othermemberspositioned in saidslots hav and lock rods posi-,tioned in said. latter slots.

5-. A. tray for. a'rack comprising; asup porting frame, a seriesofslotted fillers for said frame, a common lock rod in said slots andabolt between. two of said, fillers for-- fastening said lock rod tosaid 'frame,.saidbolt being constructed and arranged to lie entirelybelow the upper surface. of. said 6. A tray for a rackcomprising a j.porting frame, a slotted filler-,Ia lock rod,

and a fastening member connecting said l la frame and rod-substantiallyin line with said 1 slot and lying'without said filler. 7. A tray forarack comprising} a sup- Zportingyframe, 'a' series of slotted fillerstherefor, and a lock rod for said'fillersbolted, 120 v to said framebetween said fillers. 7 p v 8. A tray for a-rack 'comprising a=supporting frame having an angle iron 'member with a horizontal flange,afiller having ,i

"a slot across its end" lying in contact; with 125- saidhorizontal.flange, and a lock rod-in saidslot boltedto said horizontal flangeoutside of said filler.-. w t i 9. A tray fora rack; comprisingasupporting frame having two opposed angle 130;"

iron members with horizontal flanges and. name to this specification inthe presence of their anglesdopposed, a fil(lier hsiving slots -twosubscribing witnesses. across its en s 1 in insai an es in contact withsaid h)riz onta1 flangs,1ind lock WILLIAM PARKER HAMMOND 5 rods in saidslots bolted to said horizontal Witnesses:

flanges outside of said filler. CLARENCE H. YOUNG,

In testimony whereof I have signed my ERNEST C. BEAUMONT.

